Caterpillar Inc. CAT
821.58
16.33
2.03%
as of 25 Sep
- Market cap
- $373.2B
- P/E
- 35.2×
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Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) Free cash flow margin
Caterpillar Inc.'s free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 13.1%, up 1.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (12.1%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 8.37% (fiscal 2018) to 15.8% (fiscal 2023); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is above the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry median of 2.15% and above the Industrials sector median of 2.43%.
Free cash flow margin, annual
Annual
| Period | Free cash flow margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 12.1% | (2.65) |
| FY2024 | 14.7% | (1.05) |
| FY2023 | 15.8% | 5.68 |
| FY2022 | 10.1% | (1.66) |
| FY2021 | 11.8% | (0.19) |
| FY2020 | 11.9% | 1.91 |
| FY2019 | 10.0% | 1.66 |
| FY2018 | 8.37% | (1.60) |
| FY2017 | 9.97% | 0.60 |
| FY2016 | 9.37% | 0.44 |
Against its own ten years
Low 8.37%
High 15.8%
Ten-year median
10.1%
Current reading's percentile
82
Free cash flow margin against peers
| Company | Free cash flow margin |
|---|---|
| DE Deere & Company compare | 16.7% |
| FSS Federal Signal Corporation compare | 13.9% |
| PCAR PACCAR Inc. compare | 13.2% |
| CAT Caterpillar Inc. | 13.1% |
| OSK Oshkosh Corporation compare | 10.3% |
| ALG Alamo Group, Inc. compare | 8.46% |
| TEX Terex Corporation compare | 5.12% |
| CNH CNH Industrial N.V. compare | 3.36% |
| AGCO AGCO Corporation compare | 3.20% |
| Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry median | 2.15% |
| Industrials sector median | 2.43% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Free cash flow margin is
Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.
(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue
More on CAT
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- Net income
- EBITDA
- Free cash flow
- Operating cash flow
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
- P/E ratio
- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- EV/EBITDA
- EV/Sales
- Return on equity
- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
- Revenue growth
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